Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Functional organization of the hippocampal memory system

H Eichenbaum1, G Schoenbaum, B Young

  • 1Center for Behavioral Neuroscience, State University of New York, Stony Brook 11794-2575, USA.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
|November 26, 1996
PubMed
Summary

This study develops an animal model for memory processing, showing the cerebral cortex stores memory representations. The hippocampus organizes these memories and enables flexible recall, crucial for declarative memory.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

A complex behaviour change intervention delivered by dental nurses: mixed-methods fidelity assessment of the RETURN intervention.

Trials·2025
Same author

Developing intervention fidelity strategies for a behaviour change intervention delivered in primary care dental practices: the RETURN fidelity strategy.

BMC primary care·2025
Same author

Scoping review of fidelity strategies used in behaviour change trials delivered in primary dental care settings.

Trials·2024
Same author

Flavonoid-Rich Fruit Intake in Midlife and Late-Life and Associations with Risk of Dementia: The Framingham Heart Study.

The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease·2024
Same author

Achievement of Target Gain Larger than Unity in an Inertial Fusion Experiment.

Physical review letters·2024
Same author

Rigid bronchoscopy: a consultant survey.

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England·2023

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Science
  • Memory Research

Background:

  • Declarative memory in humans relies on the hippocampus, medial temporal lobe, and cerebral cortex.
  • Understanding cortical-hippocampal interactions is key to memory processing research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review progress in developing an animal model for studying cortical-hippocampal interactions in memory.
  • To elucidate the distinct roles of cortical and hippocampal structures in memory formation and retrieval.

Main Methods:

  • Review of findings from an established animal model.
  • Analysis of neurobiological data on cortical-hippocampal pathways.

Main Results:

  • The cerebral cortex maintains diverse memory representations.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Hippocampal structures enhance the persistence and organization of these cortical codings.
  • The parahippocampal region supports convergence and extended persistence of cortical codings.

    • Conclusions:

    • The parahippocampal region and hippocampus work with the cortex to support declarative memory.
    • The hippocampus is essential for organizing memory representations and flexible memory expression.